Analisis Framing Pemberitaan Tribun Timur Dalam Kontestasi Pemilihan Ketua RT Dan RW Di Kota Makassar

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the framing of Tribun Timur's reporting on the contestation of RT and RW elections in Makassar using Robert M. Entman's framing model and to describe the social construction of reality presented through the reporting. This study employed a qualitative approach with a descriptive research design. The research object consisted of Tribun Timur news texts, with five news articles purposively selected based on thematic relevance, reporting period, and research focus. Data were collected through documentation and literature review, then analyzed using Entman's four framing devices: define problems, diagnose causes, make moral judgment, and treatment recommendation. The findings show that Tribun Timur framed the RT and RW election contestation by emphasizing regulations, election mechanisms, candidacy, campaigns, competition among candidates, public participation, and security. The social construction of reality was formed through the processes of externalization, objectivation, and internalization, presenting the RT and RW elections as a form of local democracy conducted through procedural mechanisms while involving social dynamics. This study concludes that Tribun Timur's framing does not merely present factual information about the elections but also constructs a framework for understanding leadership contestation at the neighborhood level.